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The file consists of typescript articles by Mr. Richardson on Windermere district where he grew up: "Back to Windermere in search of employment" about his experiences as a graderman on the highway through Kootenay Park in the 1930s; "Windermere's only author" about Arthur Murray Chisholm; and "Pioneering family history in British Columbia" written in response to a Provincial Museum/National Museum of Man request for information on day to day activities in the home, 1900-1930; two short articles, on Christmas and on a steamboat excursion, Golden to Sam's Landing.

The item is a photocopy of a thesis by M. Melia Lane titled "The migration of Hawaiians to coastal British Columbia, 1810 to 1869." 123 p: illus., maps, tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of Hawaii, 1985. Bibliography: pages 115-123.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Patricia Ann Nelson titled "Solidarity coalition: the struggle for common cause." v, 89 pages: tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of British Columbia, 1985. Vita. Bibliography: pages 81-88.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Jacqueline Patricia O'Donnell titled "The Native Brotherhood of British Columbia, 1931-1950: a new phase in native political organization." vii, 83 p: figs., tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of British Columbia, 1985. Vita. Bibliography: pages 79-81.

The item is a copy of a thesis on microfiche by Randolph Steven Freeman titled "Geographical naming in the old Northwest: a study of the naming of geographical features by fur traders in the western interior of British North America, 1780-1820". x, 124 p: maps, tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of Alberta, 1985. Bibliography: pages 116-122.

Purchased from the National Library, 1987.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Stephen Gordon Tomblin titled "In defense of territory: province building under W.A.C. Bennett." viii, 265 p: maps, tables. Thesis (Ph.D.), University of British Columbia. Bibliography: pages 250-265.

The item is a typescript copy of an essay by Walter Meyer zu Erpen titled "Towards an understanding of the municipal archives of nineteenth century British Columbia: a case study of the archives of the corporation of the city of Nanaimo, 1875-1904." xi, 395 pages: map, figs., tables. Essay, University of British Columbia, 1985. Bibliography: pages 263-272.

The item is a photocopy of a typescript titled "A brief history of H. Durrell (Dec. 3, 1870 - Sept. 20, 1950)". It is a biography of Riske Creek Chilcotin rancher H. Durrell, by his son Jack Durrell (1919-1986), who succeeded his father as owner of the family's Wineglass Ranch.

The consists of a photocopy of a report to the Hon. T. M. Waterland, Minister of Forests, from Donald T. Grant, R.P.F., Regional Manager, Vancouver Forest District, regarding charges by forest companies of inaccuracies in log scaling at the Shoal Island Dry Land Sort facility, near Crofton. The report contains a chronological history of the inquiry, a full discussion of the conflict, supporting statistician reports, final submissions, and conclusions and recommendations.

Parties involved included Dougan Logging; G.W. Cox and Sons Logging; John Reid and Associates; Kyoquot Logging; Traer and Mahood Contractors; White and Davidson Logging.

Promotional film. A presentation by the Canadian Communications Foundation and the Association for the Study of Canadian Radio and Television (ASCRT). Pierre Berton appeals to broadcasters and others to preserve broadcast recordings and artifacts. His talk is illustrated by a television interview with Robert Service (1958), plus film and video footage from the 1920s to the 1970s.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1985-04-05 SUMMARY: Anna Tynjala sings Finnish folk songs with accordion accompaniment. In the interview that follows, she discusses Finnish folk music in Canada.;

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Andrea Madelaine Katherine Demchuk titled "The Stikine: Tahltans, environmentalists and B.C. Hydro." vi, 97 p. Thesis (M.A.), University of British Columbia, 1985. Vita. Bibliography: pages 88-97.

The item is a copy of a thesis on microfiche by Norman Alexander Easton titled "The underwater archaeology of Straits Salish reef-netting." xiv, 228 p: figs., tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of Victoria, 1985. Vita. Bibliography: pages 205-219.

Purchased from the National Library, 1985.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Dana Sue Lepofsky titled "An integrated approach to studying settlement systems on the Northwest coast: the Nuxalk of Bella Coola, B.C. " xii, 216 p: figs., tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of British Columbia, 1985. Vita. Bibliography: pages 191-204.

Purchased from the National Library, 1987.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Shelley Toni Sweeney titled "A comparative study of the record keeping practices of the Anglican, Baptist and United churches in British Columbia." vi, 173 p: tables. Thesis (MAS), University of British Columbia, 1985. Vita. Bibliography: pages 155-172.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Baljeet Dhaliwal titled "Sikh in the Vancouver region: a descriptive study of certain Sikhs' views of education since 1904." vii, 78 p: figs. Thesis (M.A.), Simon Fraser University, 1985. Bibliography: p 73-78.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Christopher Lawrence Hives titled "Business archives: historical developments and future prospects." v, 145 p. Thesis (MAS), University of British Columbia, 1985. Vita. Bibliography: pages 133-145.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Lorna Whishaw titled "Blue Kootenay." vii, 606 pages. Thesis (MFA), University of British Columbia, 1985. Vita.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Duane Thomson titled "A history of the Okanagan Indians and whites in the settlement era, 1860-1920." vi, 413 p: ill., maps, tables. Thesis (Ph.D.), University of British Columbia, 1985. Vita. Bibliography: pages 398-413.

The item is a typescript copy of a thesis by Walter Meyer zu Erpen titled "Study of the archival record and its context: meaning and historical understanding." Thesis (MAS), University of British Columbia, 1985. Vita. Bibliography: pages 112-121.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Leonard Lee Smith title "An ethnohistorical comparative study of Scandinavian colonization on Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia: the Norwegians at Quatsino and the Danes at Cape Scott, San Josef Valley, 1894-1913." vii, 268 pages: maps, tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of Victoria, 1985. Vita. Bibliography: pages 228-268.

Purchased from the National Library, 1988.

The item is a copy of a thesis on microfiche by Ruth Frances Gillian Harding-Russell titled "Open forms of mythopoeia in three postmodern Canadian poets; Gwendolyn MacEwen, George Bowering, Michael Ondaatje" vii, 375 p. Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Saskatchewan, 1985. Bibliography: pages 363-375.

Purchased from the National Library, 1988.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis titled "Timber allocation policy in British Columbia to 1972" by Glen David Clark. vi, 133 p: tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of British Columbia, 1985. Vita. Bibliography: pages 124-133.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Thomas Peter O'Brien titled "The concept of mythology in Jack Hodgins' fiction." iii, 101 pages. Thesis (M.A.), McGill University, 1985. Bibliography: pages 98-101.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by David Lewis Rozen titled "Place names of the Island Halkomelem Indian people." vii, 323 pages: maps, tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of British Columbia, 1985. Vita. Bibliography: pages 294-302.

The item is a copy of a thesis on microfiche by Debra Elaine Barr, titled "Analyzing photographs in archival terms." v, 91 pages. Thesis (MAS), University of British Columbia, 1985. Vita. Bibliography: pages 84-91.

The item is a typescript copy of a thesis by Lorne Hammond titled "Any Ordinary Degree of System:" The Columbia Department of the Hudson's Bay Company and the Harvesting of Wildlife, 1825-1849. xi, 186 p. Thesis (M.A.), University of Victoria, 1985. Bibliography: pages 166-177.

Presented by the author, 1988.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Elizabeth Anne Lees titled "Problems of pacification: veterans' groups in Vancouver, 1919-1922." viii, 142 p. Thesis (M.A.), Simon Fraser University, 1985. Bibliography: p 136-142. Purchased from National Library, 1988.

RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), [1985 summer] SUMMARY: Olympic bronze medalist (Pairs Rowing, 1932) Ned Pratt discusses his rowing career, including early regattas on southern Vancouver Island and rowing at Brentwood College.;

The file consists of a typescript copy of the reminiscences of Gerald Ross Hunter titled "Are we at the crossroads?" Mr. Hunter was born in England, emigrated to Wynyard, Saskatchewan, moved to British Columbia in 1937 where he and his wife operated a motel on Kingsway in Vancouver, and then lived in the Fraser Valley and in Victoria.